Your pictures on the theme of 'texture'

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "texture". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

Matthew Logan: "The skin of this green crested basilisk at the National Zoo in Washington DC is a texture-lover's dream."

Claire Hardgrave: "A random accident: pebble vs patio door."

Mike Wright: "I left this leaf soaking in bleach for a few days. It removed all the colour and left the structure."

Delia Godfrey: "Nature gently softening the hard blocks of my driveway by softly framing them."

Katrina Crawford: "Every autumn, huge piles of sycamore seeds appear in our garden. We scoop them all up, or so we think, until spring when dozens of little sprouts appear."

Tom Holloway: "Aerial shot of this group of toadstools caught my eye at a National Trust, Berrington Hall in Herefordshire."

Siobhan McKenzie: "Hedgehog or fungi?"

David Dobbing: "Captured at Singapore Gardens by the Bay. Housed in one of the two super glass-dome conservatories, a grand showcase of the plant kingdom."

Annette Potter: "Icicles on a frosty morning in the New Forest."

Jacqui Dimmock: "A close-up photo of my husky, Mishka, showing the fine texture of her facial fur. Alas, her fur did not look this clean after her muddy afternoon walk."

An-Son Vu Wurdemann: "The unique texture of skin."

Yvonne Warriner: "It's conker season. The rough exterior shell protects the smooth horse-chestnut inside."

Adrian Lavery: "While in a wool shop in Moira, Northern Ireland."

Ben Kendrick: "A dog's chew toy."

Richard Sekula: "It is not smooth at all."

Karina Wetherbee: "I call this the Fibonacci Cone. The symmetry and texture of pinecones has always fascinated me."

Steve Wise: "An unusual use for buttons. On display in an art gallery in Tuscany."

Scott Green: "Using a macro lens I found this little chap weaving through a forest of moss."

Sirsendu Gayen sent in this picture of tree bark.

Peter Leyden: "Old metal type for sale at a stand in Covent Garden, London."

The next theme is "hobbies" and the deadline for entries is 25 October 2023.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.

You can upload your entries on this page or email them to [e-mail].

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Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures.

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